Lanifa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lanifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lanifa (16) may also be a first name.

Lanifa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lanifa occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lanifa is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Lanifa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lanifa live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name internationally It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia Lanifa is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanifah9231/
Lanaifa921/
Lanefa831/
Laneife771/
Lanaife771/
Lainufah719/
Laniffer711/
Langifou711/
Lonefa674/
Longefa62178/
Lounifi6220/
Laneffe621/
Lahnefe621/
Longefay57300/
Hlonipha571/
Lanipher571/
Lagneffe571/
Lanefood571/
Hlangephi538/
Lonhfo501/
Lonefy501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lanifa
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